ANCA chairman renders Armenian-Turkish normalization impossibleJanuary 24, 2012 - 18:15 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Chairman of the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) believed final normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations impossible. Dwelling on adoption of the bill penalizing the Armenian Genocide denial, Ken Hachikian noted it as “a major victory by Armenians worldwide, particularly Hay Dat representatives.” “Passage of the Genocide bill may prompt other states to follow France’s suit,” ANCA head told PanARMENIAN.Net . Regarding Turkish threats to break ties with France, Hachikian forecast short-term deterioration of bilateral relations, followed by Turkish attempts to step up cooperation with official Paris. On January 23, the French Senate passed the bill criminalizing the Armenian Genocide denial with 127 votes for 86 against. the draft law stipulates a 45,000 euro fine and a year in prison for anyone in France who denies this crime against humanity committed by the Ottoman Empire. Top stories The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. London’s Armenian community has been left feeling “under attack” after the city’s Genocide monument was vandalised. Partner news | Russia clarifying reports on Baku’s alleged arms supply to Ukraine Russia says is carefully working to verify reports about alleged arms supplies from Azerbaijan to Ukraine Meeting with U.S., EU not against third parties, says Armenia The meeting scheduled for April 5 is dedicated to strengthening of the Armenia-EU-US cooperation, Yerevan added. Ucom launches network modernization efforts in few regions of Armenia In particular, on March 28, the legacy Mobile Switching Subsystem will be replaced with a new one. Baku: EU, U.S. share responsibility for Armenia’s “destabilizing actions” Azerbaijan has declared that the European Union and the United States will share responsibility for any destabilizing actions of Armenia |